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Marvel Rivals season 3 patch notes – Phoenix, hero accessories, new Team-ups, and more

Season three is bringing loads of fresh content to Marvel Rivals, and if you're eager to dive in, you need to know what's new. Reviewing the patch notes ahead of time is a great way to learn what you should be looking for.

Like all other seasons, this one brings tons of new additions to the game. It can be a lot to navigate, so here are the complete patch notes for everything coming in season three of Marvel Rivals on July 11.

Marvel Rivals season three patch notes

Phoenix and Blade battling side by side in Marvel Rivals
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Here's a full breakdown of everything we know about season three so far. As new details are shared, we'll add them here, so you can check back to stay up to date with all of the latest patch notes information.

New hero: Phoenix

Phoenix is soaring onto the battlefield as a ranged Duelist with a fiery new skillset. She wields the immense power of the Phoenix Force, has a unique chain reaction mechanic, clears away enemy summons, and much more.

Season 3 battle pass - New costumes

Marvel Rivals season 3 battle pass skins
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The season three battle pass is Power of the Phoenix, and it features a mix of Phoenix Force and Symbiote costumes. We haven't seen all of the outfits yet, but so far, there are Venomized/Symbiote skins for Rocket Raccoon, Jeff the Landshark, and Squirrel Girl, and a Phoenix Force skin for Emma Frost.

Several other new skins were teased, like Knullified Hela, Blade's half symbiote/half Phoenix Force skin, along with Phoenix Force skins for Magik and Wolverine, but it's unknown if those will be in the pass or found in the shop. In total, this pass will have 10 outfits for you to earn.

New Team-Ups

Two new Team-Ups are being added to the available collaborations you can use. These Team-Ups are:

  • Primal Flame – Phoenix and Wolverine
    • Phoenix is the anchor of this Team-Up, as she infuses Wolverine with the Phoenix Force. When Wolverine uses his Feral Leap, this force is activated to burn nearby enemies over time. It also adds Lifesteal to all of Wolverine's attacks.
  • Ever-Burning Bond – Human Torch and Spider-Man
    • Human Torch acts as the anchor, channeling his fiery abilities into a special gadget for Spider-Man. Spider-Man can use this device to shoot a flaming web that deals damage and activates a special Burn-Tracer. He can then use his Get Over Here! move to zip to the target and cause a small explosion for additional burn damage,

Team-Up changes

There are also some adjustments to existing Team-Ups. Hela is joining in on the Symbotite Shenanigans with Venom and Jeff the Land Shark. Squirrel Girl is aligning herself with Ultron and Iron Man in Stark Protocol.

Storming Ignition, with Storm and Human Torch, and ESU Alumnus, with Squirrel Girl and Spider-Man, will be retired in season three as most of these heroes move on to fresh Team-Ups. The Guardian Revival Team-Up will remain, but it's being slightly nerfed.

New map: Klyntar

Hela and Phoenix fighting in Marvel Rivals
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A fresh battleground is emerging in season three. This map is Klyntar: Celestial Husk, a new location that has similar Symbiote vibes to the already existing Klyntar: Symbiotic Surface map.

Buffs and nerfs

As all seasons do, this one is bringing an array of buffs and nerfs for certain characters the devs feel need an adjustment. All of the nerfs and buffs that have been shared are as follows.

Nerfs

  • Vanguard
    • Emma Frost
      • Reduce Telepathic Pulse Damage at 99 energy from 120/s to 110/s and from 150/s to 140/s at 100 energy.
      • Reduce Diamond Form Damage Reduction from 30 percent to 25 percent.
      • Reduce the energy cost of Psionic Seduction (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400.
  • Duelist
    • Human Torch
      • Reduce Fire Cluster Damage per projectile from 6 to 5.5.
      • Reduce Supernova (Ultimate Ability) activation shockwave Damage from 80 to 75 and Fire Tornadoes DoT from 120/s to 110/s.
      • Add Team-Up Anchor bonus 5 percent Damage boost.
    • Iron Man
      • Reduce the first two Repulsor Blast hits from 40 to 35 and from 50 to 45 while in Armor Overdrive.
      • Increase energy cost of Invincible Pulse Cannon (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.
    • The Punisher
      • Reduce Culling Turret Projectile Damage from 12 to 10, and decrease the Spell Field Damage from 12 to 10.
      • Increase the energy cost of Final Judgement (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3700.
    • Mister Fantastic
      • Reduce Inflated state Bonus Health from 400 to 350.
    • Wolverine
      • Increase Feral Leap strike duration from 4s to 5s and increase its cooldown from 12s to 15s.
  • Strategist
    • Loki
      • Increase the energy cost of God of Mischief (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4300.
    • Ultron
      • Reduced Dynamic Flight acceleration effect time from 8s to 6s.
      • Reduce Imperative: Firewall Bonus Health to self from 75 to 65 and to allies from 55 to 50.

Buffs

  • Vanguard
    • The Thing
      • New Ability Battle Blitz: The Thing leaps toward enemies, gaining 25 percent Damage Reduction. Leap targeting distance to enemies is 20m.
      • Stone Haymaker New Effect: Knocks down hit flying enemies.
    • Venom
      • Increase Cellular Corrosion enemy slow effect from 15 percent to 25 percent.
  • Duelist
    • Namor
      • Increase Trident of Neptune Projectile Damage from 70 to 75 and Projectile Speed from 120m/s to 150m/s.
      • Increase Wrath of the Seven Seas Projectile Speed from 120m/s to 150m/s.
    • Scarlet Witch
      • Reduce max slow rate during Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) charge period from 35 percent to 25 percent and increase Damage from 750 to 850.
    • Spider-Man
      • Increase 'Get Over Here!' kick Damage when pulled to enemies from 50 to 55.
      • Increase Spider-Power midair Damage from 50 to 55.
      • Increase Amazing Combo Damage from 55 to 60.
    • Winter Soldier
      • Adjust Roterstern Damage Falloff maximum at 40m from 60 percent to 70 percent.
  • Strategist
    • Mantis
      • Healing Flower New Effect: Heals allies by 2.5 percent/s. Reduce base healing from 20/s to 12.5/s.
      • Increase energy cost of Soul Resurgence (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 4300. Increase Bonus Max Health from 100 to 150.
    • Invisible Woman
      • Increase Orb Projection healing on launch from 40 to 45 and damage from 20 to 25. Reduce healing on return from 40 to 35 and damage from 20 to 15.

Hero accessories

Hero accessories in marvel rivals
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A new form of customization called hero accessories will become available with the launch of this season. Hero accessories are small items that attach to characters, similar to keychains.

The first batch of them has accessories for Psylocke, Winter Soldier, Jeff the Land Shark, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Invisible Woman, Emma Frost, and Spider-Man. Points to acquire these items are earned by playing Quick Match and Competitive rounds.

Ultimate VFX

Some outfits will offer a new type of customization called Ultimate VFX after this update. As the name hints, this will unlock special new visuals for your abilities in combat. These changes will only be visible to you to maintain clarity on the battlefield. Starting off, this effect is available for Scarlet Witch - Immortal Sovereign and Jeff the Land Shark - Sunshine Land Shark.

New event

The Milano Repair Logs event will launch with the start of season three. After fully completing this event, you'll be able to claim the Symbiote Storm skin for free. No details about what this event entails have been revealed, but it will likely involve completing several unique missions, as all events usually do.

Storm wearing a full black symbiote suit in marvel rivals
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New skins and recolors

Lots of fresh outfits are arriving, including both new skins and recolors.

  • You can reach gold in season three to earn the Phoenix - Emerald Flames skin.
  • There's a purchasable Phoenix - Chaos Phoenix Bundle is in the shop.
  • You can buy new costume colors for Scarlet Witch - Immortal Sovereign, Jeff the Land Shark - Sunshine Land Shark, Invisible Woman - Malice, and Rocket Raccoon - Sunshine Raccoon.

More in 3.5

When the first half of season three ends, season 3.5 will bring even more content to Marvel Rivals. Some of the exciting additions have already been teased, including Blade's highly anticipated arrival, new Team-Ups, and a new Competitive mode.


You can review the official patch notes for season three here.

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